METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE ADDITION OF A NEW NODE TO AN INTER-NODAL NETWORK - Patent 1092308

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EP 1 092 308 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16

(21)	Application number: 99931995.7

(22)	Date of filing: 28.06.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 29/14, H04Q 11/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9914/615

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0001/130 (06.01.2000 Gazette 2000/01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

29.06.1998 US 107152

(71)	Applicant: Excel Switching Corporation
	Hyannis, MA 02601 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HIGGINS, Peter Sandwich, MA 02563 (US) JAZWIERSKI, Rafal, J. West Yarmouth, MA 02673 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rupprecht, Kay, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Meissner, Bolte & PartnerPostfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE ADDITION OF A NEW NODE TO AN INTER-NODAL NETWORK